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‘A Long December’ Always Gives Me Reason to Believe
December is a month of traditions. A myriad religious observances, baked goods, decorations and familial obligations. We all have our conventions, taking time to mark the calendar as it leaves while we look forward to the one incoming. For many years I’ve held onto one tradition that gets me through, something that allows me to process the feelings I’ve held inside over the year, flushing them from my system as I make room for the challenges that a new year brings. On December 1, as early in the morning as possible, I pop on “A Long December,” which as you probably know was the second single from Counting Crows’ 1996 sophomore album Recovering the Satellites. I first heard Counting Crows on a mixtape I stole from my older sister, one that some would-be suitor made for her to express the th...
The Rain King
For the Counting Crows’ entire existence, they’ve been known for their blend of rock, country, pop and…singer Adam Duritz’s trademark dreads. Duritz’s hair has been as much of the Counting Crows aesthetic as the band’s hit-laden catalog. But then it was gone. Following a redeye flight from his New York City home to the UK in the summer of 2019, and with his girlfriend laying down in the other room, a jetlagged Duritz decided the best pick-me-up would be a quick shower. On his way in and armed with his clippers (for the uninformed, you still do have to cut dreads) in a haze and a bit dazed, Duritz looked in the mirror and did it: He shaved his head. As you can imagine, his girlfriend, who he only refers to as Z, was a wee bit surprised. “I woke her up and she was like, ‘how are you…AHHHHH,&...
Counting Crows Release ‘Elevator Boots,’ First New Music in Seven Years
Apparently, Counting Crows have the seven-year-itch …. to create new music. the band sharing “Elevator Boots,” the first single from the Crows’ four-song Butter Miracle, Suite One EP, which is out on May 21. “Elevator Boots” is a glam look at life on the road in a band, according to press materials, and was written by lead singer Adam Duritz. Check out the new tune below. [embedded content] In recent years, as much attention was paid to Durtiz’s infamous dreadlocks as to his group’s music, with the singer himself telling The Independent in 2009, “They’re real! In that they’re not imaginary. They’re extensions. … They made my hair itch. And man, they smelled.” In 2019, the lineup did a tour to celebrate their 25th anniversary as a band, giving fans hits of...
